An interview with Myron Olson and Lynn Brackel for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Myron and Lynn discuss the how the group “Yesterdays Farmers” started and their association with the Pioneer Trails Regional...

A collection of short films featuring a 2 week old Dean Pearson and members of the Pearson family, and a parade for the Bowman County Jubilee. In the parade are decorated cars, bands, majorettes, horses and horseback riders, floats from local...

Shows an unidentified famly gathering on a farm, a man and children riding on a tractor, and then a parade for the Bowman County Fair. Included are an honor guard, bands, majorettes, children in costume, decorated bicycles and cars, fire trucks,...

A series of short films featuring floats at the Bowman and Amidon fairs, including floats from local businesses and organizations, horseback riding, bands, and majorettes. Dean Pearson and Arlee play in a farmyard, and children play with a tame...

An interview with Josie Andrews and Bob Folske for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Josie talks about a woman’s role in farming and ranching in Bowman County in the ‘good old days.’ Her father ran a threshing crew...

An interview with Bob and Joe Wolkal for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Bob and Joe talk about their father’s automobile and farm implement dealership in Bowman, where they sold Oliver farm equipment, they also...

An interview with Oscar Weisz and Howard Merz for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Howard and Oscar talk about different tractors and farm implements they used, dealerships in the Marmarth, North Dakota area, the...

An interview with Stanley Lopota, Howard Merz, and Bob Hanson for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Stanley, Howard, and Bob talk about early ranching in Bowman County, cattle drives, shipping cattle by railroad,...

An interview with Melvin and Melissa Siverson, Lyle Sanders, and Bob Folske for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Melvin, Lyle and Bob discuss farming and ranching, threshing, old farm equipment, the Yesterday’s...

An interview with Nate Lininger and William Stegner for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Nate and William both ran farm implement dealerships in Bowman, North Dakota. William ran Stegner Brothers Implement in...

An interview with Harold Kelner and Bud Perkins for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Bud talks about the farm implement dealership in Gascoyne that his father and uncles ran that sold McCormick Deering (later...

An interview with DelRoy Kalina and Bob Folske for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. DelRoy and Bob, members of the group “Yesterday’s Farmers,” the history of farming and they discuss old farm equipment, threshers,...

Agriculture; Business & Industry; People; Social Life & Customs; Women;

A view of an oil well operation in the winter time, and members of a family gathering in at a farm in winter time. Also shows people gathering for the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of a couple called Tom and Olga. Dogs and chickens also...

Agriculture; City & Town Life; People; Social Life & Customs; Weather;

An interview with Howard and Etha Merz, and Oscar Weisz for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Howard, Etha, and Oscar talk about their family history, droughts, surviving the dirty 30s and hard winters, farming...

A selection of small video clips featuring members of the Ernest Pearson family on a farm, an oil well, the Wilkins family, people milling about at the Slope County Fair, a review of the class of 1955, and cutting corn on the farm.

An interview with Bob Hanson, and Merle Clark for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Bob and Merle talk about the Logging Camp Ranch, the H-T Ranch, the 3 Seven's Ranch, ranching, open range ranching, the...

An interview with Melvin and Melissa Siverson, and Victoria Buckman for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Melvin talks about blacksmithing and his family history with blacksmithing. Melissa and Victoria talk about...

An interview with Nick Worth for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Nick Worth talks about steam engines, how he became interested in steam engines, and the logistics of running a steam engine.

An interview with Clara Bliss and Dean Pearson for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Clara is the director of the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum, Dean is the director of the Bowman County Historical Society, and they...

An interview with Kevin Bucholz, Peg Njos, Dean Pearson for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Peg, Kevin, and Dean discuss the history of Fort Dilts, the community’s involvement in preserving the site, and...

Archeology; Historic sites; Indians of North America; Museums and historical societies; People; Social Life & Customs;

An interview with John Getz and Ernest Bloomgren for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. John and Ernest discuss the location of the Deep Creek crossing, the dedication of Fort Dilts in 1932, the location of the...

An interview with Merle Clark and Rob Brooks for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Merle and Rob discuss the different trails that go through the Bowman County area, such as the early Native American Trails, early...

An interview with Dean Pearson and Mae Ione Hande for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Dean and Mae Ione discuss research done by people at the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum with diaries of people who were part of...

A parade celebrating the Slope County Fair. Included are men, women, and children riding on horseback, flag bearers, floats of water skiiers, homestead shacks, churning butter, the Statue of Liberty and immigrants, a steam tractor, a one-room...

Business & Industry; Education; City & Town Life; People; Transportation; Social Life & Customs;

An interview with Bill Fisher and Odell Sabe for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Odell talks about the history of Haley, while Bill shares his memories of Buffalo Springs. They discuss the businesses in the town,...

An interview with Josie Andrews and Kelly Oien for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Josie and Kelly about moonshine and bootlegging in the 1930s. Josie Andrews had a still and Kelly Oien’s uncle made moonshine...

An interview with Ryan Njos and Bob Folske for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Ryan Njos talks about the Schlitz Brewing Company Beer wagon that was pulled by a team of 40 horses. He talks about the logistics of...

An interview with Ray Nibbe, Charity Fries, and Bob Penfield for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Ray and Charity share information on the Johnson Fuel Company Briquette Plant, and coal mines in Scranton, North...

An interview with Ken Schmit for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Ken owned the Bowman Variety Store which was going out of business the day of the interview. Ken talks about the history of the store and the...

An interview with Joe Whalen for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Joe talks about the grocery store he ran with his brothers, moonshining and blind pigs, or speakeasies, during the Prohibition era, the Johnson...

City & Town Life; Bands, clubs and societies; Entertainment; People; Social Life & Customs; Weather

An interview with Chet West and Acey Olson for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Chet and Acey discuss dances, fights at dances, and various dance halls. Chet was in the band for many of the dances. Acey talks...

City & Town Life; Business & Industry; Education; People; Religion; Transportation; Social Life & Customs;

An interview with Bud Perkins, Allen Eldredge, Sharon Rice, and Charity Fries for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. They discuss the history of Gascoyne, North Dakota, including the railroad, different businesses,...

An interview with Joe and Helen DeBode for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Joe ran the bakery in Bowman, and after that he and his wife ran a restaurant and the Clara Lincoln Hotel. Joe and Helen talk about how...

An interview with Lawrence Faris for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Lawrence owned the Sheets Hotel in Bowman, which was first started by his maternal grandfather. He also discusses other business in the area...

An interview with Oscar Weisz, George Siverson, and Ray Nibbe for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Oscar, George, and Ray share the history of the Rhame and Scranton Fire Departments. They tell stories about the...

An interview with Cy Fulton, R.J. "Buster" Miller, and Frances Faris for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Cy, Buster, and Frances discuss the history of Amidon, North Dakota; its businesses and the families that...

An interview with Emma Peterson for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Emma, age 96 at the time of the interview, shares her family history; her family emigrated from Norway when she was 6. She also tells stories about her brothers and sisters,...

City & Town Life; Education; Museums and historical societies; People; Social Life & Customs;

An interview with Norris Wahl for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Norris, 90 years old at the time of the interview, talks about growing up as one of fifteen children, speaking Norwegian at home, and learning English at school, and working as...

An interview with Twilma Meyer for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Twilma, the wife of the Lutheran Pastor, Frederick Meyer, who was pastor for 46 years and served 5 churches. Twilma recalls traveling with her...

An interview with Inez Kromarek for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Inez talks about her family history, her children and grandchildren, going to school in a one-room school house, teaching herself to play the organ, and other memories from...

An interview with Myron Olson, Harold Kelner, and Petra Klug for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Myron, Harold and Petra discuss the history of Mineral Springs, going to the two-room Mineral Springs school,...

An interview with Maye Steig for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Maye shares information on the Ranger Post Office where she and her husband used to deliver mail, and the mail routes that they ran. She talks about her children, World War II...

City & Town Life; Education; People; Social Life & Customs; Transportation;

An interview with Martin Rolfness and Conrad Soderstrom for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Martin and Conrad talk about the history of Griffin, North Dakota, now a ghost town. The town was more of a business...

An interview with Clara D. Brown for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Clara talks about her memories of winters during her childhood, Christmases, Christmas programs at schools, and her job as Slope County...

An interview with Art and Ruth Hinkley for the KOPK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Ruth and Art talk about their life and memories of their childhood. Ruth and Art recall their education, the dedication at Fort Dilts,...

Film footage of the 1954 Bowman Fair parade. Included are an honor guard and other flag bearers, clowns, a baseball team, bands, majorettes, horses and horseback riders, fire trucks, a man riding a buffalo, floats sponsored by local businesses, a...

An interview with people from the Bowman County are for the KPOK RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. They discuss the location and former names of old town sites and post offices that existed in Bowman County. Some of the towns...

An interview with Stanley Pope, Roy Vardner and Carl Ferguson for the KPOK Bowman RadioThon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Stanley talks about flying his plane to spot prairie fires and direct people on the ground to the fires. Roy and...

An interview with Esther Hoth for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Esther talks about her experiences at Union Prairie Church; singing in the choir, stories about the congregation, and other memories.